Brief Life History of Mary Isabel
When Mary Isabel Morgan was born on 18 July 1860, in Leon, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, her father, Corydon Morgan, was 45 and her mother, Mercy Murdock, was 37. She married Charles Dyer Brewster on 26 May 1880, in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Ellery, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 5 years and Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 17 July 1925, in Bemus Point, Ellery, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Bemus Point Cemetery, Ellery Center, Ellery, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Belle M Brewster in household of Charles D Brewster, "United States Census, 1920"
- Belle M Brewster, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Belle M Morgan in entry for J Lee Brewster, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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